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Apr 25, 2019 18:07:52   #
canon Lee
 
buckscop wrote:
Amateur. Canon T7i. Usually jpg, sometimes raw & jpg. Besides cropping for composition, I generally crop all my keepers at a 6"x4" size with PSE when processing. am i doing my images an 'injustice' to crop to that size versus a larger size, or does it not matter. I'm sure i picked that way back due to the size i would print out pictures at home. I do very little home printing nowadays, so if cropping, is there a better size? Most of my work gets put on electronic picture frames, emailed to family, or ends up online. I do some canvas printing, usually 16x20, but probably had already cut it to 6x4 when PSE processing originally. Thanks.
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I suggest that you save as a TIFF

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Apr 25, 2019 18:23:45   #
Scott24
 
buckscop wrote:
Amateur. Canon T7i. Usually jpg, sometimes raw & jpg. Besides cropping for composition, I generally crop all my keepers at a 6"x4" size with PSE when processing. am i doing my images an 'injustice' to crop to that size versus a larger size, or does it not matter. I'm sure i picked that way back due to the size i would print out pictures at home. I do very little home printing nowadays, so if cropping, is there a better size? Most of my work gets put on electronic picture frames, emailed to family, or ends up online. I do some canvas printing, usually 16x20, but probably had already cut it to 6x4 when PSE processing originally. Thanks.
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I crop in the camera to get the image I want then very little in PP. I do not use a set ratio but rather print mat and frame to the actual size of the remaining digital negative for example 5641 by 4292.

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Apr 25, 2019 19:58:00   #
DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca
 
buckscop wrote:
Amateur. Canon T7i. Usually jpg, sometimes raw & jpg. Besides cropping for composition, I generally crop all my keepers at a 6"x4" size with PSE when processing. am i doing my images an 'injustice' to crop to that size versus a larger size, or does it not matter. I'm sure i picked that way back due to the size i would print out pictures at home. I do very little home printing nowadays, so if cropping, is there a better size? Most of my work gets put on electronic picture frames, emailed to family, or ends up online. I do some canvas printing, usually 16x20, but probably had already cut it to 6x4 when PSE processing originally. Thanks.
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So are you cropping or re-sizing? There is a difference. I would never resize the original photo - keep originals in a separate folder/catalog and copy to the new size if you have to. I personally don't see why you would need to do this unless you were submitting it to a publication for print.

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Apr 25, 2019 20:36:44   #
hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA
 
I only crop for composition. When printing or having printed I just size by the paper. If it leaves white edges, I'll cut if off if I don't want the edge to fit into the frame.

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Apr 25, 2019 22:06:01   #
revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson
 
rond-photography wrote:
Crop only for composition, keeping the original format (whatever size your camera produces) and later, crop for prints you order. I use Lightroom, so I never lose the original photo, and when I print, I crop to the paper I am using. In PSE, you would probably have to do a "save as" from your uncropped photo (and don't save the crop to the original) for each different print size you might make.

Also, note that many printing companies now have "digital formats" so your out of camera crop can be printed directly.
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Exactly! Read whole thing. Agree with all.

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